Week 12 · Game preview · Sat 2:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
Middle Tennessee by 1.0
53% to win
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Middle Tennessee |  Sam Houston | |
|---|---|---|
| #100 | Résumé rank | #137 |
| -10.9#116 | Power rating | -14.0#127 |
| -2.8#101 | Offense | -9.0#133 |
| -7.1#131 | Defense | -1.5#92 |
| +0.8#39 | Special teams | -0.1#84 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Middle Tennessee | Sam Houston | |
|---|---|---|
| 26.9#77 | Points per game | 17.6#132 |
| 31.0#117 | Points allowed | 27.6#97 |
| 0.06#101 | Offense EPA/play | -0.05#132 |
| 0.23#128 | Defense EPA/play | 0.15#103 |
| 39.9%#100 | Offense success rate | 36.1%#128 |
| 47.4%#131 | Defense success rate | 41.4%#79 |
| 5.7#75 | Yards per play | 5.1#120 |
| 34.2%#117 | 3rd down | 33.1%#122 |
| 60.5%#87 | Red zone TD rate | 54.6%#132 |
| 9.9%#138 | Havoc created | 15.9%#42 |
| 6.0#18 | Turnover margin | 0.0#65 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Middle Tennessee
Korey Smith#227 LB
75 tackles · 3 TFL · 1.5 sacks · 1 INT
Aidan Butts#268 DE
16 tackles · 2 TFL · 1 sacks
Cam'ron Lacy#172 WR
54 catches · 571 yds · 3 TD
Sam Houston
Josh Alexander-Felton#108 DE
25 tackles · 8 TFL · 4 sacks
Elijah Groves#118 LB
17 tackles · 3.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks
Kyan Berry-Johnson#307 WR
16 catches · 128 yds · 0 TD
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).
Recent results
Middle Tennessee